This year’s installment of the annual starry Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction fundraiser will be virtual on Sunday, September 20 because of COVID restrictions. A live and silent auction are planned, as well as an online store for theatre collectibles. In addition, one-on-ones (replacing the autograph table and photo booth) with Broadway favorites will be held online, with a lineup announced next week.
Live auction lots already up for bidding include virtual Zoom meet-and-greets with Jonathan Groff, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt, and Plaza Suite’s Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, and John Benjamin Hickey. Other opportunities include a virtual walk in the woods with Alan Cumming and opening night and party tickets to The Music Man and Plaza Suite. The auction will culminate in a live Zoom-room bidding battle at 5 PM ET. In addition, nearly 100 silent auction items are up for bid including a Halloween costume worn by Tom Hiddleston, a musical phrase from Waitress handwritten and signed by Sara Bareilles and a signed copy of Barbra Striesand’s Christmas CD.
Instead of tables of theatrical items from Broadway shows and organizations, special “flea market finds” and eBay “buy it now” bundles will be offered.
The event, now in its 33rd year, serves as a fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Proceeds go to help those across the country affected by HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and other critical illnesses, to provide healthy meals, lifesaving medication, emergency financial assistance, housing, counseling and more. The donations also support and champion organizations focused on social justice and anti-racism.
For more information, visit BroadwayCares.org.
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